Barbecue stove



June 14, 1960 w. c. COTTONGIM ETAL ,9 8

BARBECUE STOVE Filed Aug. 15, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS:

ATTORNEY June 14, 1960 w. c. COTTONGXM ETAL BARBECUE STOVE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 15, 1957 FIG. 4

INVENTOR-S' WILLARD C. COTTONGIM GEORGE H. FULLERTON BY Z x 7; u/(AS w ATTORNEY w. c. COATTONGIM ETAL 2,940,381

June 14, 1960 BARBECUE STOVE Filed Aug. 15, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 WILLARD C. COTTONGIM GEORGE H. FULLERTON ATTORNEY United States Patent BARBECUE STOVE Willard C. Cottougim, Atlanta, and George H. Fullerton, Smyrna, Ga.; 581d Fullerton assignor to said Cottongim Filed Aug. 15, 1957, Ser. No. 678,326

18 Claims. (Cl. 99-445) This invention relates to barbecue stoves and is particularly concerned with multipart stoves of the type currently in favor for the outdoor cooking of foods over open fires such as those using charcoal, or the like, as fuel. The inventive concept, however, is not wholly limited to such use, since the invention includes the provision of a unique grill assembly which may be used on more conventional domestic stoves using oil, gas, or electricity as the heating medium.

With the present popularity of outdoor cooking, many new and ingenious stove structures have been developed for the convenience of cooking such foods as steaks, hamburger patties and hot dogs over charcoal fires. In the development of such devices, economy of manufacture, simplicity of construction and ease of manipulation have been primary factors in design. For the most part, these objectives have not wholly provided for ideal airangements with respect to adjustability whereby the height of the cooking surface may be conveniently altered with not been adequately dealt with is with respect to the' draining away of cooking liquors, fats and greases so as to avoid contamination of the burning fuel and to preserve such liquids for future use. Another factor which is desirable in such stoves is the provision of means whereby the grill may be readily detached for use over more domestic types of cooking facilities.

In the construction of the present device, these and other features are provided for in a structure which may be broadly defined as providing a combustion chamber shown as generally rectangular in form and suitably supported by a wheeled frame so as to be readily movable. A perforate, removable and vertically adjustable fuel tray or grate is adapted to be received within the combustion chamber to retain charcoal or like fuel in upwardly spaced relation from the closed lower wall of the chamber so as to provide for adequate circulation of air through the burning fuel while the closed bottom retains ash and debris formed by the combustion of such fuel. The present form of the invention further provides a lower grill characterized by the provision of transversely extending, spaced liquid receiving troughlike grill bars which deliver cooking juices, developed in the cooking of food, to a liquid well where they may be collected without loss and without permitting them to contaminate the burning fuel. A further important. feature of the present invention is the provision of an upper food supporting grill having transversely extending food supporting grill bars which are designed tobe positioned intermediate the spaces between the bars of the lower grill so as to permit the discharge of cooking liquids'from the food to such lower grill bars. The present construction is designed for easy separation for storage and for cleaning purposes and further provides for the removal of the upper grill and lower grill as an assembly outdoor barbecue stove formed by the interrelation of separate instrumentalities which may be readily disassembled for cleaning and which permits the use of certain elements independently of others.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a stove including a novel and improved means by which the position of the fuelmay be vertically adjusted with respect to the cooking surface without disturbing the combustion chamber location and/or the cooking surface.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide in a device of the character described novel and improved means for draining away and collecting cooking liquors which may be exuded during the cooking operation so as to protect the burning fuel from contamination by such liquors and to provide for the further use thereof if desired.

A further object is to provide in a device of the character described, improved means for supporting charcoal or the like fuel in such manner as to allow adequate flow of air for combustion and to preclude the discharge of ash and refuse from such burning fuel. W

These and numerous other objects,-features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the invention as assembled from the parts illustrated in Pig. 1';

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; v i

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of that form of the inventionshowing the parts shown in Fig. 1 in spaced r'elation;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of a heat diffuser which may "be used when the grill is used overa conventional electric or gas stove;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5-'-5 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are fragmentary perspective views of various modifications of the grill bars;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the use of the grill elements on a conventional domestic stove using the heat difi'user of Fig. 4.

In that form of the invention here presented, a fire pot or combustion chamber generally identified by the numeral 10 is shown as mounted on opposed vertical standards 11 of a wheeled frame 12. A pair of wheels 13 which support the structure for movement to and from varied locations of use when the frame is tilted and manipulated by the handle 14. When in use the end of the frame opposite the wheels 13 is supported by the downwardly projecting pads 15. As here indicated, the frame and vertical standards may be conveniently and inexpensively formed of tubular stock material to provide a lightweight, rugged and durable support for the combustion chamber 10. The combustion chamber 16 which constitutes a grate and grill assembly support is generally rectangular in horizontal cross'sectiou including a relatively narrow substantially vertical rear wall 21 and a generally vertical wider front wall 21 both of which are imperforate and both of which merge into an imperfor'ate forwardly and downwardly sloping bottom wall 22. The

ends 23 are formed with central outwardly sloping bays 24 for the extension from the combustion chamber ofthe handles of a fuel rack or grate hereinafter discussed. While the bottom 22 of the combustion chamber slopes forwardly, the upper free edges of the front, side and end an-Tweet walls lie in a horizontal plane, these edges being formed These edges 27 beinghorizontal and downwardly spaced "ini 'parallel relation to the upper edges of :the; flanges 26. 7 The grate; generally indicated by' the numerallfl comprises a generally rectangular tray-like member-:adapted V to fit within the combustion chamber in spacedxrelation "to' the' bottom' and'in .a' forwardly andzdbwnwardlyirrclined position. -Asibest seen in Big. i, the bottom or V the grate'is formed 7 with longitudinally extending perforated' inverted v sha'ped ribs 31, having perforationsas at 32 formed on both faces thereof. ,The rear facessof tlre ribs are shorter so=asto provide ior a steppedparallel andhorizontal '?relation of the successive intermediate jfiaf' surfaces 133 between the ribs. *Between the ribs transversely extending tapered cross-"ribs 'or-shoulders 34 are provided which diminish in height -from each for -the "apertures'of the 'grate'providing ample opportunity for upward passage of c ombnstion supportingair through thegrate. The edges ofithegrate-are formed with a Ffl'angeBS generally conforming' withthe configuration of" ithe'inner wall of the combustion chamber. 'As seen in V "Fig; 3, the fiends of the -grate arefiormed with piano type hinge elenients 36 between which are interdigitatedthe 1 rhinge elements "37 connecting"the grate structure-to end Thandles'38 which are upwardly tapering channel members :provided withears andrecesses' formed as= edgeserrations" 3256 as to support the 'grate-jin a'sele'cted vertical position a a r with respect tbjthe ombusttoneha ber andtherefore the 1 t rillaassembly supported'thereon. I-t willrbe understoodj guatjrhe lqcaaqa ofthejianoftypefhinge arrangement J formed" by the 'eleinen'ts' 36 and '37jis fina horizontal-plane: q iso 'that vertical adjustmentLbyiselective j engagement -b'e-T tweenthe'dge'fl arid these'rra tions39 will not'alter thej inclinationf of the fuel supporting structureof-the 'a l V The asseinb'ly 6f "the presentfstoveis composite in 7 nature i gmdiagn pe: andlow'er' sepafablegrill elements.

Thelower gfill, 'generally'indicated bythenurneral 4h, issubstantially rectangular conforming tothe'rectangular r rconfigurat ion or the combustion chamber itland" the grate 30.I The grill 40 is.formedwitlfiront'andrear' corner legs 41 and ,42,respeet-iv'ely,' the'legs' 42fb'einghigher than riheffrontlegs'fl so as to dispose "the upper grill surface aliorwardly and downwardly inclined position when 'the. legs are seated within'the horizontaljfiange zfibf the 'couibustion chamber. The openrear 43 of thelower ng ll 4flrprovides for the ample discharge-of air from-the tconibu stio'n chamber; and the openings 44, between the Tfrontlegs' ll'and'rear legs 42, provide-tor theioutward r; extension'of the handles 38'of the" grate so that-the-grate may be conveniently adjusted as to*elevationwith=respect 'Tto" thef'grill without removal' thereof from' the combustion V ehaniber. 'Ityw'll'fbe' noted thathandlesaretapered inr both"tra'nsverse' directions ito provide vfliable air admis a a F'sionirnore being iadniittedthrou'ghthe' virtue "of in ?creased"spacing as "thegrateis raised to this intensify fthe'rate of fuel conibustion, Side b'aifles 39A provide 'ajrestri'ction b'etween' the -handles fis' and the'aside walls ef'ea'ch' bay '24, with the result that most of the-air ad- "'ini tted -to the Y combustion ehamber msses lthrough the centralta'pered passagesdefin ed by .thedaandles: 38.;a'gainst etheendawalls ofbaysld by'which accurategcontrol is iattainedf since the difference in heightpbetween the a front and rear legs 41' and 42provides for'thedownward inclination of the top of the grill it will be seen that'this 7 i4 is in conformity to the inelination provided by the grate so that there is substantial Quarallism between'the grate and the lower grill; 'It should benoted in this respect that the bottom or" the combustion charnber has a greater 6 inclinationrthanv the grate, sothat the increased spacing therebetween provides lior. =a3gr eater'aiivolume under the lower end of thegrate; r Thisyhas theleffect of'equalizing heat distribution underthe entiregrill; since heated air rising :from the grate would ;otherwise have a ytendency tozrco'nc entrat'e at ,thezupper end iof-thergrilhf v V The uppernsurface of thelowergrill 40 isiorrned by spaced transverse grill bars "'45 whieh'in' one preferred form of the invention,:as indicatedat Fig. 5, are upwardly concave so as to constitute fluid channels to receive and direct grease and cooking liquors exuded from food on the upper grill and permit the same to flow downwardly -and forwardly-day gravity 1O1beIIQGCiYQd' within: ailongi- :tudinally extending andtransversely .eoncave trough 46 -formed at the-.front..of t'rieilower:tgrill and+extendi l :be- 0 :tween .the'rfrontlegssfl. flietrongh' 46 extends .iorwardlyca'nd outwardlygbeyond rhea-front surface. oft-the legs .41 and. forwardly:beyo'nd;-.anuptvardzProjeetiQnof ,theiront :wallil :of the combustion "chamber, ,T'nus, the trough is ;positioned;in such manner-as to'vconvenientlyprovide for the reception of greasezand .;cooking-,liquors at the 'front .ofjthestove. :Notvonlyfdoes the-concave troughllike Lnature: of t the transverse. ribs of the grill :provide 4 for thercollectionofsuch grease andicookingrliquors, but the 7 rsanreprovidesforrtheiavoidance'ofra.downward'diseharge such fluids "ontothe burning fuel supported by the rzgrater' -Thusysmoke" and unpleasant :orlors frequently :generated by the-combustion .of'such materials are avoided and "conseqiient deterioration :ofjfoodbedoke'd thereover, Theisecond element 'ofpthe "composite grill-assembly iconsiststof the:upper; grill :generally;-indicated':by. thenumetal tsflgwhich. is provided with ;aiperipheralgflangefil I adapted to seat on :a' shoulder 52505 the slower; igrill 50. 'Atithe front ofthesupperflgrill .5liithe'fiange -51 is-cut away indicated at SS adirectlyg ab'ove the" entranee- ,to Q-the trough 46 sofas to: permit the free, fiowiof fluids into 'the" trough. ;At the ends; the peripheral portion-.505- :the v y pper grill'is; taway'as at '54 andbent-to formrprotrud in'g 'jfianges -'55"re'gistering with: the bays 224: ofthe V com- 'bu'stion Chamber,- such :i'langes providing handles-by .which the upper grillmay beeonyeniently lifted from the lower The central'bo'dy Lot-the upper -grill 50.is formed "with' spaced'ribs 56 which, in that form of the invention 7 3shown-in'Fig.= 5,"a're upwardlyconvex and-are-arranged I in=staggered relation with the upwardly :concave ribs :45 59 'of' the lower "grill. "Th'us theiibs are positionedin bridging relation and hence, liquors or such fluids dis- -charg'edfrom'theedges of the upper grill bars will pour into the trough-like channels of the lower grill bars/":45. fSuch liquors willthengflow forwardly and-downwardly into the tro'ugh 46. While the flange -51 --of- 'rthe' upper grill *is uniform in 'height it will benbtedthat being fsupported upon' theshoulder 52 o'f'the lowerg'rilli ttt, the i surface'of -the upper'grill will be disposed in 'a sim ilar ne nsfl' s n- 4 a l i sru't willr'beseen-that in'opera'tion' of the present f 'g'rilhf'fuel supported'-by the forwardly and "downwardly inclinecfgrafe 30 "generate hejat' whieh passes upwardly "thrqilgh the" 'llfribs:45}'and SfigWithout"contaminating 7 make deri e rfronr bnrninglgreasepto' cookdood suported on theiupper grilliribs -5'6, and -that the cooking ravitym the trough 4' offthegratejlis inclined thronformity-withdhe"lower mfinelina'tion of the bottom}; of the combustion chamber ies'well asiniconiormityywith the inclination of' the"grill r o jjfas to fprovide':junifornr'airsuppiy spacefbelow Llthe ,grate as" well as uniformf heatthrjoughontthe entire surface (it the grill. By manipulation-of the handles 38 15 of the grate and adjustment of the serrations 39 in the guorsiand ffatsf exuding iun'der cooking heat -'will-' be re- 1' eived infthe -lower grill ibs tomove forwardly by 'Will be seen fthat' the surf-ace edges 27, the spacing between the grate and the grill may be varied without alteration of the parallel inclination of the elements.

As noted in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, the invention is not limited to the lower upwardly concave-convex arrangement of ribs 45 and 56 as shown in Fig. 5. If desired, the upper and lower grill bars may both be formed as upwardly concave and disposed in overlapping relation whereby the upper bars shown at 60 in Fig. 6 may be arranged over the space 61 formed between the lower upwardly concave grill bars 62 of that figure. In this instance, the cooking liquors and fats Will be received in both upper and lower grill rods and will be conveyed by gravity forwardly to pass therefrom to the trough 46. In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 7, the grill rods may be generally V-shaped in cross section, the upper rods 63 being in staggered relation with respect to the lower bar 64 and the inverted position of the upper rods will cause the cooking liquors and grease to pass therefrom into the trough formed by the lower rods 64. In Fig. 8 it is seen that the grill may be of the single member provided with generally S-shaped grill rods, the upper curved portion 65 at the side of one rod being disposed over the inversely trough like curved portion 66 of the next adjacent rod so that each rod will form its own trough as well as food supporting surface. In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 9, the food supporting .surface is formed by rods 67 which are disposed above overlapping troughs 68 of the bars of a lower element in which case the bars 68 constitute the sole fluid receiving and passing medium. In that form of the invention shown in Fig. the bars are generally U-shaped in cross section, the upper bars being inverted with edges overlying the trough formed by the lower bars 70.

While the present invention provides an ideal outdoor barbecue stove, it will be seen that certain of the features and advantages of the grill arrangement itself may find utility in cooking over indoor domestic stoves or fireplaces. As shown in Fig. 11, the combined upper and lower grill structure of Figs. 1, 2, and 3 may belifted from the combustion chamber and placed on the upper surface 71 of a conventional domestic stove so as to be disposed over one or more of the burners 72. The bumers may be controlled in conventional fashion by the control knob 73. In this use of the invention, it may be desirable to provide for more uniform distribution of heat through the grills to food supported thereon to avoid localized heat rising directly from any one or more of the burners 72. As a means for providing for such uniform distribution of heat, a foldable heat distributing member as shown inFigs. 4 and 11 may be provided which member consists of a pair of perforate heat distribution plates 75 mounted on hingedly related frames 76. The outer terminal portion of the legs of the frame are bent upwardly and then outwardly as at 77 to be receivedthrough spaces between the terminal outer bars of the lower grill or may be supported at the upward return bent angle. The frame members are joined by a central pintle 78 and the inner ends of the side arms of the frame may extend beyond the pintle to be turned inwardly as at 79 forming a stop means whereby when unfolded, the heat distributor will maintain an angular relation between the perforate plates so as to uniformly distribute the heat rising from the burners 72.

It will of course be understood that in the practice of the invention, numerous changes, modifications and the full use of equivalents may be resorted to. Various and different mountings may be provided for the combustion chamber which may be either mobile or fixed. The combustion chamber may vary in design as may the grate; and, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 10, a wide variety of grill bar constructions may be provided. Such changes are not deemed to depart from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

We claim: p

1. A multipart outdoor barbecue stove including an imperforate combustion chamber having an inclined bottom and protruding end bays, said chamber defining-horizontal top peripheral edges while said bays define in'- ternally turned flanges, a grate having an inclined perforate bottom and hinged handles, said handles defining serrations selectively engageable with the flanges of said bays to provide vertical adjustment of said grate within said combustion chamber, and a composite grill assembly removably supported by the horizontal edges of said chamber, said grill including a lower element and an upper removable element having inclinedfood supporting ribs spaced in vertical offset relation to the ribs of said lower element.

2. A barbecue stove comprising a combustion chamher, a grill supported by said combustion chamber, a perforate grate disposed in said chamber, handles pivotally secured to said grate, each of said handles including an outwardly opening channel member, said channel member adapted for selective engagement with said chamber so as to permit selective positioning of said grate with respect to said grill, said channel member and chamber defining an air passage of determinable size therebetween to the underside of said grate.

3. A barbecue stove comprising a combustion chamber, a grill supported by said combustion chamber, a perforate grate disposed in said chamber, handles pivotally secured to said grate, each of said handles including an outwardly opening channel member formed with 'a plurality of recesses, said recesses adapted for selective engagement with said chamber so as to permit selective positioningof said grate vertically with respect to said grill, said channel member and chamber defining an air passage therebetween to the underside of said grate, said channel member being of such configuration that at each selected level of said grate said air passage to the underside of said grate will be of a different size.

4. A barbecue stove comprising a combustion chamber, a grill supported by said combustion chamber, a perforate grate disposed in said chamber, handles pivotally secured to said grate, said chamber formed with opposing bays, each of said handlm being so formed as to be adapted for selective engagement with said chamber within one of said bays so as to permit selective vertical positioning of said grate with respect to said grill, said handles being of such configuration with respect to said bays to define an air passage of determinable size therebetween to the underside of said grate.

5. A barbecue stove comprising a combustion chamber, a grill supported by said combustion chamber, a grate vertically positionable with respect to said grill, said grate having apertures therethrough communicating with the underside thereof, and means engageable with said combustion chamber for controlling simultaneously the position 'of said grate with respect to said grill and the volume of air admitted to said underside in accordance with the vertical position of said grate with respect to said grill.

6. An outdoor stove including a combustion chamber, a grate having an inclined fuel supporting surface disposed in said chamber, a grill carried by said chamber over said grate in parallel relation to said surface, and handle means engageable with said combustion chamber for vertically adjusting said grate with respect to said grill, said handle means including means for controlling the volume of air admitted to said chamber under said grate in accordance with the vertical position of said grate with respect to said grill.

7. In a barbecue stove, a grate member comprising a body having a plurality of substantially horizontal support sections uniformly graduated vertically with respect to each other over substantially the entire grate member, said body further having a downwardly opening rib member between each of said horizontal sections, each rib 1 said grateygeach of vsaid h r 1 sambaid nnins mlu ali y n tsghs antially t n ve i 1 e h YinS: =.Pl3l- 'apertures .n ,-.n .v a. V

walls r-ntv na cs shoulder he 3 sealant- Q mmht and shoulder ibe us e V a :t te d 4. s as fu placed am sai sta mem e d tr bi1ti through u shemnibmtien-st ss r, a a 18. 2-1 bar ecu zsto e, acombu 1 cham er e ,tieall'y posit onable-mi at gam rdisp edms fihamwhen an ou w rd y op ng an pwa d y pe iq sha n'el mem er an .caszh sid .of sa a e;

right "fild :walls, {cah -.chan msm e adapte bib' irece v w thi u set-s i b :5 t definwn passage of determinable size therebetyveen to th l nnder- Z j- ?gl'@t w qne 'ea lh sid o i ashshann vinf i -i steemba sto s p evcn ai imm ipcsi -iqn cfieaq shasne memhe s9. ;1n:a b st e, a s m u shant tra s i "isnnpcr dnn ard cmbustwmchaa he Ye vap isitiqnahl p rforater t n ssd shamberrfianallies n vq a yes c r d tocpp e -b l-j a i ate;s c amber forme t 9Ppo iug1b y sach o ts i l-ha -d1es rbein'g SO -forrned to be received withjn ,one of aid chamber a :fo m d it ppcsi s; ay -i c r-h n qwbsta ia sipwas i s n zles tha th tangle o i ica ng s bottom-handles 'pivotally secured-to said grate, cash of said handles including an outwardly opening channel member formed with a plurality of recesses, said recesses adapted for selectivefengagement with said chamber so 1 as to permit selective positioning of said gratevertically with respect to said igrill, said-channel member and chamber defining an air passage therebetw een to the :saidhays i r sele tir v ns s mc wi sa ham n a'aSIO provide for selective verticahpositioningofasaid grate with; respect to said grill each ot said-handles and ;bays1defin g: n irma as of d e min s z jth r t -wee t th -u de d d s d sta e-a a pa c baffle's soneach side of -said grate aadjacent said handles,

iso thatiupon vertical positioning of -said gratewith re- -spect to jsaid; grill each pair ofears will he in slidable yregistration within one of said bays to prevent air from ;by-passing-;said'ainpassage; I I

:10 in. a "barbsc -ist n com us icn'sha cbs r undersiderof said grate, said channel member being of such configuration'that at'each selected level of s aidgrate with respect to said grill said air passage to the underside of said grate'will be of a dilferent size.

, 14. A "barbecue stove comprising, a combustion chamber having auniformly inclined bottom, a grate having an inclined 'fuel supporting surface 'disposed-in said chamber, a grill carried-fby said chamber bversaid air passage willbe of-a different size.

inclined perforate grate ,having.upper ...and lower" ends .ment :with said chan1ber s o as rtocdefin'e. anger passage inclis ate that sai angpassa commun ca cs t underside: ofgsaid inclined graterinte rme diate .fthegupper andlower ends thereof.

' .1 1, Ina a ecuesr r g a e h vi -e sn pe ,surfa w h a p ura ity of bs af t al yrh izgn ls ppo sections uniformly graduated vertically ,with, respect to reachgotheng saidifuel support. surface also. having aeplusrali tyaofzimic edwu s and alongerside,;said, fuel supportjsuffaceiurthcr havingv onei-of said,ribs ,between adjacent.v horizontal support,

nections w thl i sh te e ic a n an s s ie ti andsaid longer side joining anothert such. sectiongeach or s i ribs dcfin asa p u l ty rrsi rs nt al y-ira sgverse aperturesjnthesides thereof.

1 12. In a barbecue..stove,. a; gratezhavingia; surface with a plurality of substantially th'orizontal' snpto each other; oyer the entire 'fu'elsupportcsi rfacel said sfuelfs pp rt sur a etun e g er al ty o equa ly sp c d: d w wa dl n n ns i h e e wee a iass ll.horizontal support, s ct n ashLQ a rib defi jg'p l 'f l y cfv ubs a t a v ra er ap t res L95 said h rizontal jsupr or rfibn ng a $9111 y; of

iy-sequally spaced shoulders; the spacing of sa'idfribs "being substantiallyequal to the spacing of'said shoulders so as 1 to tend to retain fuel placedon said grate uniformly.

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, J 3. A :bar c'cne'z s ov manna, a a .Iaoinnis sn' lqchamber: having a u orm y;i ine b t m .are o a gar at vi g an; n i d 'lfu l .s'uppcr inss r es dispose inhsalid ir l ca tkd y i a d chambe ove gs'a dsr' ejn; par llel.selaticn tqsai fue v uppcrtiasglsv face, the angle of'ificlinatioubf 'saidfuel supporting haped lribs eachlvvitlr ashorter .is ide' disposed, in said chamber, ,handles ,secured, -tol said grate, r-eachiofs drha d esad pted c s Q i a e age- 40 -..of idetcunina les ze-th r wysen t -j-th nde'r if i les: heingso secured tosai'd p ort isectionsguniformly;graduated verticallyl rwith respect :Passage to :Ttherunderside of {-Sflid; grate will) be, of a difzterent; size,. each ofsai-dl handles being so secured tosaid 15. A barbecue stove comprising a ;combustion chamber having a uniformly inclined bottom, :a perforate grate having an inclined fael supporting surface -disposed in said chamber av grill carried by saidchamber over said *grate in parallel relatiomto said surface, the angle of inclinationof said fuel supporting surface beingless'than the angle of inclination, of said'bottom, handles secured tOjSald grate, saidchamber' formed with opposing bays,

each; of said handles .adaptedto be, received within :one of said bays-so a's toiiefine'anairpassage.of determinable ;si;e therebet-ween "to the underside bfsaid-grate, eachof said handles'b'eing so formed asto be adapted for selective vertical engagement with said chamber so :as'to; permit selective positioning of' said 1 grate verti'cally with respect to said-g rill.

16. A --barbeoue stove comprisingi a -combustion gchamber having-auniformlyinclined bottcrmian inclined V perforate grate'having an inclined fuel-supportingrsurface {with its upper-and lowerends disposed-in saidichamber,

- a grill-carried sa-id 'chamberrov'er saidt grate iii-parallel relation to fsaid :surface, the -angle of inciination of said fuel=supporting surface being: less than the angle: of

inclinationof said bottom, rhandles qrpivotally, secured ;to

channels-member". andmhamber defining an air passage qtherebetwecn :toathe'-.under'side-cof .saidgrate, said channel :member being ofasuch configurationthatat each selected level OfJSaid *grate {with respecttmsaid grill ,saidair :inclined. grate that saidj air passage communicates ,to the underside of-said'inclined grateti l emgedjatethe upper :.and1lower,ends-;therecf;7, 5, t a r' 7 apl rality ic a isl l ssss g' s lsessivi Ha ing ,isxt'en n t lsasrqssi her bein ran s?! psi ls g le said lower grill s pp 1 -1ADQEQW a rforated; grate dispo e s pport-al ne V V lzs i lrenivab i'a i i e fl n .oft;said grate. support anupper grill'rezfrlovably s a tonfthe surfaceiof said lower grill, said upper g'rillhaviug bars rb tweeiiga h'aqsi .ctgsaid i l j having ls snt yast l ar PIZQV ie 2.

channels positioned beneath slots, a trough connected to said lower grill and communicating with said channels, said trough being adapted to receive liquid falling from food on said grill bars into said channels of said complementary grill bars, means for suspending said grate within said grate support and for adjusting the vertical position of said grate with respect to said lower grill, the surface of said grate and lower grill and upper grill being inclined toward said trough and essentially parallel to each other, and means for adjusting the flow of air between said grate support and said grate in response to the position of said grate within said grate support.

18. In a barbecue stove comprising a combustion chamber, a perforate grate rnovably disposed in said chamber, handles pivotally secured to said grate, said chamber formed within opposing bays, each of said bays adapted to receive one of said handles so as to define an air passage therebetween to the underside of said grate and means operative within said bays for regulating the flow of air through said air passage, said last mentioned means being responsive to the position of said grate within said chamber.

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FOREIGN PATENTS Australia Sept. 30, Great Britain Great Britain 

